The
2017–18 season was
West Ham Uniteds sixth consecutive campaign in the
Premier League since being promoted in the
2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 22nd Premier League campaign overall, their 60th top flight appearance in their 123rd year in existence, and their second in the
London Stadium. The club were unable to play any games at the stadium until September, allowing for the time to convert it back to a football stadium following the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
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in August 2017.
Aside of the Premier League, West Ham United took part in the
FA Cup and
League Cup, entering at the third round in the FA Cup and the second round in the EFL Cup.
On 7 November 2017 David Moyes was appointed manager on a six-month contract. West Ham were eighteenth in the Premier Division at the time on nine points having played eleven games.
Squad
First team squad
Friendlies
West Ham arranged six pre-season friendlies, beginning against Sturm Graz II on 17 July 2017 in
Bad Waltersdorf
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, Austria, before facing fellow London side
Fulham
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on 20 July in
Graz
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. West Ham then travelled to Germany, where they faced
Werder Bremen in a two-legged tie over two days for the Betway Cup which they lost, 3–2 on aggregate, followed by a friendly with
Altona 93
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on 1 August. West Ham then flew to Iceland to take on fellow Premier League side
Manchester City
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in
Reykjavík.
In March 2018, with a break in Premier League action due to FA Cup and international games, the club travelled to financially struggling
Dagenham & Redbridge
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for a fundraising game.
Competitions
Overview
Goalscorers
''Correct as of match played 13 May 2018''
References
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